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Arlington, VA
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Sailor Accused Of Murdering Colleague On USS John F. Kennedy
A sailor assigned to one of the Navy's newest aircraft carriers is facing a slate of serious charges tied to a colleague's death. Multiple reports say Aviation Boatswain's Mate Jayjrion L. Rodriguez is charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of Boatswain's Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell aboard the future USS John F. Kennedy. Rodriguez is accused of pointing a loaded service pistol at Braswell's head and shooting him Saturday, June 6, while both men were serving with the ship's in-port security force, according to Military Times. Braswell, a Colorado native, died fro…
Norwalk, CT
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Fox News Personality Reveals Reason Behind Sudden Absence
A familiar face on Fox News has been missing from the air, and viewers now know why. “Fox & Friends” co-host Lawrence Jones, 33, said Thursday morning, Aug. 20, that he underwent another eye operation after suffering a detached retina tied to an old sports injury. Jones explained the situation in a post on X after viewers noticed his absence from the network. “I’ve been open about my eye surgery due to a retinal tear," he wrote. "However, I later discovered that this was caused by a childhood sports injury. Regrettably, I’ve sustained another retina detachment, which is common after th…
Hackensack, NJ
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Man Who Killed Couple In Xanax-Fueled Crash Arrested For Bergen County Car Break-Ins: Police
A 33-year-old man who served prison time for killing a husband and wife in a Xanax-fueled crash in Rockland County, New York has been arrested again, this time on robbery and burglary charges in Bergen County, authorities said Thursday, Aug. 20. On Sunday, Aug. 16, officers responded to the parking garage at 170 Prospect Ave. in Hackensack on a report of someone burglarizing vehicles, Hackensack Police Capt. Gregory Zisa said. Upon arrival, they encountered one of the vehicle owners and security for the building in a physical confrontation with the suspect, later identified as Matthew Sindon…
Pleasantville, NY
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2 Killed In 134
-mph
Crash Had Stolen Guns, Face Masks In Westchester, Cops Say
Two young men killed when their sports car crashed into a tree after fleeing an officer at speeds topping 100 mph in Westchester County had stolen loaded handguns and were wearing face coverings, police said. Yonkers resident Ryan Herrera, 20, and Bronx resident Jadden D. Sanabria, 21, died following the crash on Route 9A in Mount Pleasant early Friday, Aug. 14, Mount Pleasant Police confirmed in an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Herrera was driving the red Toyota Supra, while Sanabria was the passenger, according to police. The incident began shortly after 4 a.…
Carlisle, PA
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Doctor, Air National Guard Veteran Killed In Midair Plane Crash With State Police Helicopter
The pilot killed when his Cessna collided with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter at Carlisle Regional Airport has been identified as a 57-year-old Hershey man with decades of experience in emergency medicine. Paul William Sokoloski, 57, of Hershey, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday, Aug. 19 crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall. Sokoloski was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 150 single-engine airplane that collided with a PSP Bell 407GX helicopter at the airport, located at 228 Petersburg Road in South Middleton …
Carlisle, PA
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Pilot Killed, Troopers Injured In Midair Collision Between Police Helicopter And Plane (
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A pilot was killed, and two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured when a small plane struck a police helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Regional Airport on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, officials said. Cpl. Bryce Corman and Trooper Jason Mills were conducting routine training exercises in a Bell 407 helicopter when a Cessna 150 approached from behind and struck the helicopter, Pennsylvania State Police Acting Commissioner Lt. Col. George Bivens said during a late-night briefing with Gov. Josh Shapiro. The pilot of the Cessna was killed in the crash. Authorities know t…
Great Falls, VA
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Chilling Details Emerge In Virginia Park Killing Involving Knife, Gloves, Gasoline: Reports
The arrest in Maryland was only the beginning of what Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos allegedly told homicide detectives. Cedillos-Campos, 19, was taken into custody without incident in Prince George's County on Wednesday, Aug. 19, two days after 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch was found stabbed to death near the Difficult Run Trail in Great Falls, Virginia. Hours after the arrest, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said Cedillos-Campos was "offering a full confession for what transpired" as detectives interviewed him about Puch's killing. Investigators believe the killing was premeditat…
Uniondale, NY
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150-Car LI Street Takeover Busted By Cops, Six Arrested, 100 Summons Handed Out: Authorities
Six people were arrested, 22 vehicles were impounded, and about 100 summons issued following a rowdy street takeover on Long Island on Tuesday night, Aug. 18, police said. Cops spotted about 150 cars at a “disorderly” meetup near Mitchel Field in Uniondale around 10 p.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The initial officers called for backup, resulting in law enforcement swarming the scene and conducting dozens of traffic stops, according to police. While many of the stops ended with cars being impounded and summons being handed out, two led to felony charges, authorities said. M…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
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LI Woman Admits Sex Trafficking Girl, 14, In Exchange For Crack: Authorities
A Long Island woman has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking a teen girl in exchange for crack, authorities said. Jacquelyn Comiskey, 54, of Bellport, admitted to sex trafficking a child, promoting prostitution, and child endangerment at a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 19, Newsday reported. She is expected to get 12 years in prison at her sentencing hearing on Oct. 1. Comiskey was one of dozens of people involved in the sex trafficking and abuse of a 14-year-old girl in December 2024 into January 2025, when the victim was missing for 25 days, according to authorities. The girl was found Jan. 3, 202…
Mahopac, NY
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Putnam County Man, 73, Missing After RV Found At Remote NY Campsite
Authorities are searching for a 73-year-old Putnam County man who has not been seen in weeks after his RV was discovered at a remote campsite in Upstate New York. Mahopac resident Craig K. Streeter, 73, was reported as possibly missing on Monday, Aug. 17, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The search began after New York State Forest Rangers found Streeter's recreational vehicle at campsite 36 on Moose River Rd. in the town of Inlet with no known recent activity. Forest Rangers searched for Streeter but could not find him, prompting more law enfo…
Sussex-Wantage, NJ
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Freak Badminton Racket Accident Killed NJ 6-Year-Old: Now, Her Family Is Suing
The New Jersey family of a 6-year-old girl killed when a metal badminton racket shaft broke free from its handle and pierced her skull has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Franklin Sports. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lucy Morgan's family by attorneys Travis M. Brennan and Charles P. Hehmeyer of Berman & Simmons, the Maine law firm announced Wednesday, Aug. 19. Lucy was spending the final day of a family vacation at a lake house in Limerick, Maine, on Saturday, June 1, 2024, when her older siblings began playing badminton in the front yard, according to the complaint. Lucy …
Arlington, VA
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Popular Eye Drops Recalled Over Contamination Risk: What To Know
Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops distributed nationwide are being recalled because the product may not be sterile. Prestige Brands Holdings issued the voluntary recall for 39,060 bottles of Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief, according to a Food and Drug Administration enforcement report filed on Friday, Aug. 14. The FDA said the eye drops could be contaminated and have a "lack of assurance of sterility." The recall affects 0.5-fluid-ounce, or 15 mL, dropper bottles from lot 2552A. The eye drops have an expiration date of Thursday, Sept. 30, 2027. The …
East Lyme-Niantic, CT
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Cause Of Death Revealed For CT Dad Who Fell At Madison Square Garden Goose Concert
New York City officials have ruled the death of a Connecticut father who fell during a concert at Madison Square Garden an accident. Paul Kueker, 51, of Niantic, was attending a Goose concert with his wife on June 20. The couple was celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. Kueker left his seat to use the bathroom midway through the show. Witnesses told police that Kueker appeared intoxicated and climbed over a plexiglass barrier several sections from his seat, the New York Daily News reported. Authorities said he fell from a 150-foot balcony into the 300-section of the arena shortly be…
Southampton, NY
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Snowier Winter Ahead? Map Reveals Possible Pattern As Super El Niño Chances Soar
Winter’s first meaningful signal is getting louder, but the Northeast still faces a familiar wildcard: snow or rain. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said Thursday, Aug. 13, that El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90 percent chance of becoming very strong this fall and winter. Forecasters also see a 69 percent chance that its strength from October through December will exceed every El Niño event recorded since 1950. Sea-surface temperature differences have exceeded 3.6 degrees F, or 2 degrees C, above average in the eastern equatorial Pacific. The changing ocean and atmospheric …
Manhasset, NY
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LI Firefighter,
Nypd
Officer Dies Suddenly At 25: ‘Dedicated To Serving Others’
A Long Island firefighter and NYPD officer died suddenly Sunday, Aug. 16 at age 25. Erasmo Mario Troia was honored with tributes online from his fire company and numerous others who knew him. “Gone far too soon, but the impact you left on this world will never fade,” Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department Company 2 wrote on Facebook. “You answered every call, helped every person in need, and left a mark on everyone lucky enough to know you. Fly high Erasmo.” North Hempstead Supervisor Jen DeSena was among those who remembered Troia’s kindness and generosity, saying she just spoke with him the…
Pound Ridge, NY
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Hayden Panettiere's Mom Makes Stunning Claim About Boyfriend After Actress's Death: Report
Hayden Panettiere's mother has released a statement to NBC News following her daughter's death, revealing how she felt about Panettiere's boyfriend. The 36-year-old former child actress had apparently rekindled her relationship with Brian Hickerson, according to NBC News. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Panettiere's mother, Lesley Vogel, called Hickerson "a person in her life we have been trying to get rid of." Panettiere was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest after a 911 call brought first responders to a Greenville, SC home on Aug. 16. The word "overdose" can be heard duri…
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Bergen County Mom, Bergen Catholic Gift Officer Claire Quinn Dies, 57
Claire Quinn, Bergen County mom of three and Bergen Catholic High School philanthropy gift officer, died on Monday, Aug 10, following an 18-month battle with brain cancer, according to her obituary on the Vander Plaat Funeral Home website. She was 57 years old. A Ridgewood High School Class of 1986 graduate, Quinn played Division I soccer at St. Bonaventure University, where she studied journalism and met her future husband, Mike, according to her obit. The couple married in 1994 and raised three sons, Ian, Carter, and Nate, with Quinn becoming a familiar presence on the sidelines and in the…
Middletown-Lower Swatara, PA
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2 People Beaten To Death Before Killer Set House On Fire, Only To Die In Blaze: Police
Two people were beaten to death before their killer intentionally set a house on fire — only to die in the blaze, police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The deadly fire at 508 Morgan Drive in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was not accidental, forensic evidence revealed during what Lower Swatara Township Police called an "exhaustive investigation." Two of the victims suffered severe blunt-force trauma at the hands of the third person before that individual intentionally set the fire inside the house, according to Lower Swatara Township police. The person who set the fire then died of fire-rel…
Randolph, NJ
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NJ Police Officer Dies: Remembering Sgt. Crowley
Randolph Police Sgt. Jeremiah "Reggie" Crowley has died after a battle with cancer, the police department announced Tuesday, Aug. 18. A lifelong Randolph resident, Crowley owned and operated a luncheonette in the community before joining the police force, graduating from the Morris County Police Academy in 2010 and serving with the Morris Township Police Department, Randolph police said. In 2014, Crowley joined the Randolph Police Department. "Throughout his career with the Randolph Township Police Department, Reggie distinguished himself through his commitment to public service and his de…
Harrisburg, PA
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Penn State Cocaine Ring Leader From NY Surrenders: AG
The accused leader of a cocaine trafficking operation tied to Penn State students and two fraternity houses is now behind bars after failing to appear in court a day earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Agostino Abbatiello, 24, of Westbury (previously of Carle Place), New York, surrendered Tuesday morning and had his preliminary arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker, according to the Attorney General's Office. Gillette-Walker denied him bail. Abbatiello had failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment on Monday, …
Fairfield, NJ
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NJ Wrestling Coach Investigated For Sexual Misconduct, Prosecutor Confirms
A prominent New Jersey wrestling coach is under investigation for sexual misconduct at his Fairfield gym, authorities have confirmed. Dave Cordoba, of Pine Brook, is being investigated for sexual misconduct, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. A Kearny High School 1999 state champion and three-time state finalist, 44-year-old Cordoba owns Cordoba Trained Wrestling along Route 46 in Fairfield, according to NJ Advance Media, which broke the story Tuesday, Aug. 18. His Instagram account shows that he is a married father of two. The U.S. Center for …
Saint James-Nesconset, NY
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Salary It Takes To Live Comfortably Revealed For Each US State
A six-figure paycheck is no longer a guaranteed ticket to financial breathing room. A new SmartAsset study calculates the annual, pre-tax income a single adult and a family of four need to live comfortably in every state. The analysis used data from the MIT Living Wage Calculator for a single adult with no children and for a household with two working adults and two children. SmartAsset applied the 50/30/20 budgeting rule, treating basic costs such as housing, groceries, and transportation as 50 percent of a household budget. The formula reserves 30 percent for discretionary spending and 2…
Princeton, NJ
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HS Grad Applies For 200+ Scholarships To Make Ivy League Education Affordable
A Florida high school graduate is Ivy League-bound after applying for more than 200 scholarships to make her college education more affordable. Adeola Adeyemo said she was awarded about 40 scholarships to help her attend Princeton University, Spectrum Bay News 9 reported. She recently graduated from Armwood High School, about 12 miles west of Tampa. Adeyemo spent months applying for outside scholarships, including between classes, at lunch, or while hanging out with her friends. "Price was my number one constraint, period," she said. "When you're picking colleges, they tell you t…
Linden, NJ
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NJ Special Ed Teacher Danielle Teplicky Dies, Pets Need New Homes
Danielle Teplicky, a special education teacher from New Jersey, died suddenly, leaving behind three pets that need homes, loved ones say. Danielle Teplicky died Thursday, Aug. 13, according to a GoFundMe launched by Kaitlyn Amato. Teplicky was based in Linden and worked as a special education teacher in Elizabeth, according to her LinkedIn profile. She was a 1994 graduate of Roselle Catholic High School, according to a post shared by the Roselle Catholic High School Alumni group. The GoFundMe is seeking $5,000 to cover Teplicky's cremation and a memorial service where family and friends c…
Hartford, CT
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New Website Reveals Millions Of Flock Searches: How To Check Your License Plate
A new website is helping drivers see whether their license plate has been searched in Flock Safety's controversial surveillance system. HaveIBeenFlocked.com says it has compiled data on nearly 242 million unique searches involving more than 4.6 million plates. The records range between December 2021 and July 2026. According to the website, the data comes from audit logs released through Freedom of Information Act requests and Flock-provided transparency portals. "The dataset is incomplete," the website says on its FAQ page. "Few governments provide easy access to these …
Hartford, CT
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Endless Shrimp Returns To Red Lobster After Successful Comeback
Red Lobster is bringing back one of its most popular promotions after its post-bankruptcy comeback was a success. The Orlando, Florida-based seafood chain announced the limited-time return of Endless Shrimp in a news release on Monday, Aug. 17. The dine-in-only promotion at participating locations features five shrimp options that guests can mix and match throughout the meal. CEO Damola Adamolekun said the promotion's return exceeded Red Lobster's expectations. "Our guests were thrilled to have Endless Shrimp back this spring and made it clear they wanted more — so we listen…
Mahopac, NY
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Short Daily Routine Can Drastically Cut Cancer Risk, New Study Reveals
A potentially protective health habit may require less time than brewing coffee or scrolling through a few social media posts. Adding just three minutes of vigorous physical activity each day was associated with a four percent lower risk of developing 13 cancers linked to inactivity, according to a study published in BMC Medicine in July. Vigorous activity can include brief bursts of fast stair climbing, running, cycling, or other activities that sharply raise heart rate. Researchers analyzed data from 59,218 UK adults who wore wrist activity monitors for seven days. Participants were, on …
Montville, CT
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Krispy Kreme's Newest Doughnuts Celebrate 30 Years Of Pokémon: How To Catch 'Em All
Krispy Kreme, I choose you! The popular chain officially launched its Pokémon Doughnut Collection on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The treats celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Japanese video game franchise that rapidly became a global phenomenon. The lineup includes five Pokémon-inspired doughnuts, along with a Poké Ball treat. "We had so much fun bringing the world of Pokémon to life through doughnuts in a way only Krispy Kreme can," said chief brand and product officer Alison Holder. "From Pokémon-inspired creations and playful flavors to themed cups, special packaging, and fan surprises, t…
Northampton, MA
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$2K Federal Government Tariff Dividend Checks Headed For You? What's True, What's Not
A widely shared promise of money back from Washington is generating fresh questions about who qualifies and when payments could arrive. The short answer is that the federal government has not approved general $2,000 tariff dividend checks for consumers. President Donald Trump promoted the idea of using tariff revenue to provide payments to many Americans. However, the proposal would require federal action before money could be distributed, according to CNBC Select. A separate proposal, the American Worker Rebate Act of 2025, would provide individual rebates using tariff proceeds. The measu…
Edison, NJ
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NJ Teens Face Rescue Bill After Getting Stranded On 5,200-Foot NH Ridge
Four 18-year-olds from New Jersey who set out on a demanding New Hampshire hike without headlamps or enough food and water had to be rescued overnight — and officials say they plan to make the teens pay for it. New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified at about 8:48 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, that four hikers were stuck on Franconia Ridge in Franconia, the department said. One member of the group was having difficulty breathing and experiencing sore legs, officials said. When rescuers spoke with the hikers, they learned the group had no lights, was running low on food and water, and was not …
Northern Highlands, NJ
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Leukemia Diagnosis Sidelines Bergen County HS Basketball Player
Jaiden Miller was preparing for a whole new chapter. The 18-year-old had just graduated from Waldwick High School and was getting ready to start college at The College of New Jersey, according to his mother's Facebook page. Then came a diagnosis no family expects. The Bergen County basketball player was diagnosed with leukemia and is now facing months of treatment, according to a GoFundMe launched to support him and his family. Miller, a 5-foot-11 shooting guard, played basketball at Waldwick High School, according to his NCSA recruiting profile. A GoFundMe launched by the Caiazzo Family…
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